I was there, no big screens, no mobile phones, we couldnt hear PA system because of the wind! We had to use a telephone box to call home to ask what was happening in the race. It rained then stopped, then rain started again, then wind came again, then rain stopped again and again and again, the cars were in and out of the pits non stop! I will never forget that day, and I still have my ticket!
I was also there all 3 days, it was a mud bath all around the track, but on Sunday, sat in a grandstand we were shown a masterclass by the greatest driver, those conditions were simply awful, changing every few laps but Senna was simply on a different planet that day... Like you, I feel privileged to have seen probably his greatest race ever, and 13 months later, he was tragically killed at imola....
Senna was legendary in wet conditions, in his first victory in 1985 with a Lotus in the Portuguese GP it was raining cats and dogs and he lapped everyone but Alboreto in second, leading the entire race.
I was 11 years old and I was there ( my grandad used to live literally across the street from the front door of the circuit… Senna is my only idol since I was a kid ❤❤❤ I even worked in the hotel of the circuit where many drivers stayed… legendary Estoril ❤
@@goxyeagle8446Apparently he was fast with destroyed tires too, then. I don't understand this argument, were the other drivers managing their tires to the end? Perhaps that's why they couldn't keep up.
I remember a Senna interview he was asked “ Why do you like driving in wet conditions ? “ He replied ‘ Do you think I like it , ? No you’re wrong I hate it like all drivers do , I just manage it a lot better ‘ Best F1 driver ever ? …. For me YES
I thought Schumi was slightly better until while I was watching SPEED CHANNEL one night and one of the engineers that always worked for Michael admitted they had found ways to get illegal launch and traction control. That was it for me and it explained Why Senna lapped him in Donnington on this day.
@@stealthbomber2127 Senna, Prost and Mansell were all better drivers than Schumacher. Schumi only climbed to the top and went on to eventually rack up more F1 wins when the others were out of the picture and he stayed in the game.
The story of Senna at Detroit when he was full attack and said the barrier moved and people didn't belive him until they watched footage and saw that someone else hit and displaced the barrier that he hit is insane. He had such amazing car control and awareness of the track to see that is amazing, Senna was a special person.
If it were true - does this mean he was driving with his eyes closed? Also the impact he had would have been absorbed by the edge of the tires if it was a 2mm misjudgment- I think we can put this down to legendary retelling…
And don't forget this: the drivers who Senna passed on that lap included Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, and Damon Hill, who would go on to win a combined 12 world championships over the course of their careers!
Schumacher was massively disadvantaged that day. He never stood a chance with no traction control against the Williams and McLaren. Even Ferrari were better off as they had that system.
Formula 1 races are always just a snapshot in the respective race and with the respective weather changes with the vehicle configuration and previously set individual setup and the respective fitness level of the driver, etc. If everything fits together in terms of competition when the conditions are reversed, even a Senna can't do anything and will be overtaken !
"I'm a racing driver, I'm I am designed to win races, not to come third, forth or second, Im here to win" Something like that Ayrton Senna said in an interview with Jack Stewart. I can see a lot people talking about the other side of Senna, that he would humilate other drivers by lapping them. I guess those people have no passion in life. Senna breathed formula one. It was his passion. Real sports people don't care who you are, they will destroy you one way or another. Tennis players, soccer player, racing drivers, and the list goes on. They will eat you alive if you give them an opportunity. For instance, Max Vestapen is doing that very same thing. Louis Hamilton did it when he had the best car. Theres no such thing as being nice in sports, specially in formula one. Ayrton Senna was a great human being, he donated 400 milion dollars to charities in Brazil to help underpreviledged childrem. His charity still helps people even today in 2024. That's why he was the best!!
Competing at your highest level is not humiliating your rival but respecting them. Imagine a football game when a team is winning 5-0 and then scores 4 own goals on purpose to reduce their advantage, is just insulting, if someone wants to respect their rivals, the only way to do it is to give your 100% every time.
Ayrton Senna was the most hated driver in F1, the other pilots hated him because he doesn't care if he has to push other driver out of the track creating and accident in order to win. He was a nasty driver with no sense of respect or safety for the others drivers.
@@cordobes6What a liar you are. First, F1 never was a place where pilots became friends because of the obvious rivalry. Despite this Senna had many friends. Gerhard Berger, Rubens Barrichello for example
As an Argentinean, even though we have some rivalries with Brazilians, I must say that Senna is the best F1 driver... ever. Even our own Fangio said it so (and he had records that took half a century to surpass, even his win ratio, both race and championship, are at the top). Numbers and statistic don't transmit the real genius of Senna. Not for nothing he was called Magic.
I'm Brazilian, and I once met a really nice Argentine gentleman, who told me that he had named his son after a famous Brazilian. My friends and I were stunned, because it was hard to believe that an Argentine would do that. He asked if we knew the name he was referring to, and we thought together "Pele"? and he said NO, never! and we laughed together 😁😁😁. So he said it was Ayrton, and said that after Ayrton's death, he didn't watch F1 anymore. It keeps reminding me how one person can unite two nations like Brazil and Argentina. By the way, Messi took Ayrton's place, Brazilians love Messi...
Few know this but Senna had a special method of driving in the rain , he would feather the throttle instead of just planting it . If you look very carefully in some footage you can just make out his foot actions. Never seen any other driver use it . A true genius and a gentleman. I miss him very much still.
My close friend Brian was his regular cabbie here in Adelaide, he would book Brian for the whole time that he and his family were in town. Brian always said that Ayrton was a true gentleman and gave every working man he met Real Respect. I drove Cabs also and drove Damon about a bit. Yes we will probably never see His likes again.
I do this in video games. I find it hard to believe all other world class drivers are that stupid that they didn't understand traction and throttle control.
I think it was the 1989 Adelaide GP, race day was extremely wet. On a particular right hand corner many drivers ,including Nigel Manson , spun out doing several 360° s and all eventually crashing into the wall. Ayrton spun out on the same corner, he did about 4-5 360°s however he did NOT crash into the wall, he regained control and continued the race. I thought it was sheer luck, but after getting home I watched it in slow motion and couldn't believe what I was seeing; as Ayrton was spinning 4-5 times , all in a mere second or 1.5 sec, as the car's nose pointed towards the wall he applied the brakes, as the rear of the car was heading for the wall he would accelerate hard and you could see the tyres spinning furiously. He applied the brake, then accelerated, then brake, then accelerate 5 times in a second or so. Ayrton Senna was head and shoulders above all his rivals, he was a true legend of motor racing, may he rest peace and his soul a blessing.
Ia that the race where NM and others nearly boycotted due to the atrocious weather? Crumbs it's a while since I watched F1. I just happened to be up late one night and saw the part of the tace where the gteat man hit the wall 😢
@@AJ-kv1po I believe that was in monaco, his 5th race and he came 2nd which was his position in the last completed lap before the case was stopped. He had overtaken 1st place during the unfinished lap, but it didn't count.
Senna was out of this world. I saw him winning in Brazil in 93. I remember that day as it was yesterday! Incredible! People from the G sector invaded the race track at the end of the race. Senna's stopped less than 100 m in front of us. Man, the feeling when he jumped out of his car and raised both arms in a sign of victory was like as we were in a rock concert with our favorite band, singing in euphoria. I don’t have words...
It's a shame they couldn't see the main theme of the song when Senna was winning the races and also all the charities created by Senna, the love he had for his country and the day of his funeral, if the American brothers could see the videos where people from all over Brazil came out to pay homage to Senna and when Senna died, a part of the Brazilian heart died with him. It's a shame I haven't seen any videos in English showing these tributes. Even in his death, Senna taught us to never give up on our dreams and to work hard with lots of love and dedication. R.I.P Ayrton Senna, the Legendary.
@@Don_Puparo lol "Ayrton Senna Rally car test day 1986" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BHYt270aYE8.html If you gave him a monster truck he would be the best.
There was also, perhaps, one of the most legendary races in history in Brazil in 1991. Senna had problems with the gearbox and ran the last laps only in 6th gear. (Remembering that it was a manual transmission). This victory generated one of the most beautiful scenes on a podium ever seen: Senna with his hands shaking trying to lift the trophy. LEGEND!!!
That one is absolutely legendary. I used to watch the races every sunday morning with my father and my uncles, when I was little. And I remember my uncle framed the newspapers photo from the next day, of that scene. It is still in my grammas house to this day.
Here is a Proud Brazilian and I appreciate your time to make this video, of a Brasilian guy no one can never forget, besides Mr. Pelé. A great driver, so sad he left us so soon...
I think you should pay attention to Barrichello at this same race too ... He start at P11, and finish the same first lap in P4!!!! With a Jordan-Hart!!!!
I'm brazilian and I remember watching the brazilian GP in 1993 with my father and sister (one of the best memories of my childhood), when the rain came the energy at the atmosphere changed, the certainty of the victory was so strong you could feel it like an energy and I've never experienced that feeling of trusting in any other human being or any other sport in my life.
Started 4th in the rain, dropped to 5th, dominated the rest of the race having 5 pit stops to use all available wet tires and finished 1st on slicks lapping everyone but 2nd place with a gap of 1:23. The record is setting the fastest lap of the race while driving through pits as there was no pit speed limit so no one will ever do that again.
The difference between Senna and everyone else. Some drivers have some memorable dry or wet performances. All of Sennas performances were memorable especially the ones in the wet.
And the difference between senna and Schumi is that Schumi is the best in any condition, better than senna. Also, senna isn't even the best second driver. That's either fangio or Clark
@@leandromonteiro8613 go drink from your baby bottle child, it's your feeding time. Ive seen more f1 races and drivers than your entire circle combined LMAO
@@resulnaki That's your opinion, but after I have watched both of their careers I think Schumacher is the closest we have ever got to Senna who could dominate in all weather conditions. His performance in the dry is cemented by examples like Monaco 88, Japan 88 (due to technical issues he fell to 16th on the starting grid and fought his way through the grid and passed his teammate to win). His performance with a failed transmisson in 91 Brazil not only was more testemant to Senna's greatness by finishing a race with the car but winning with a gap that was multiple seconds wide against the 2nd place car that had no technical issues at all.
@@KaDuWin i can give you many examples of Schumi doing same. He was already pushing the the God status hit who was just reaching his prime, senna, in fact, he was so afraid of Schumi, he crashed under pressure. Car issues was a bs excuse to protect his memory. Schumacher was senna but better in every aspect, except for the girly drama aryton loved to cause.
Thanks for this, it reminded me of that day, stood in the rain and watching Senna running a master class on how to drive a car fast, in the rain! It was good to hear his name pronounced correctly too, doesn't happen often. One thing you missed, Ayrton did lap everyone, he let Damon Hill unlap himself on the very last lap. It took me three hours to get away from the circuit that day. The grass in the field we parked in was waterlogged and people were struggling to get out, it was carnage. I didn't care though, I knew I had just witnessed something VERY special.
Ayrton's best record is 6 wins at Monaco... That is his welcome card... He did it in the rain, manual gear, with all opponents you can think of that ERA, even Mansell in a Williams faster 1 second than him... This race was also great and one of Senna's best moments, speacially the first lap. But we are still waiting for someone to win also 6 times in Monaco...
@@briankearn6991 Yes, but Monaco has walls from turn 1 to last turn... Even Senna got carried away, mistakes do happen very easily and you are out of the race in a split of a second... Thats why that record is so hard to beat...
@@andre.vaz.pereira Senna trying to embarrass Prost. He was repeatedly told to slow down. He cost his team a win. After the crash he hid in his apartment, too embarrassed to come out and apologize. Senna was great but his ego cost him.
@@briankearn6991 Yes it did... There is theory of slow a punture in the rear left that caused the overstearing towards the inside of the curve before the tunnel. If that is true he couldn't do much...
As a Brazilian born in 96, post his tragic accident, I just cannot explain why I'm moved to tears every time I see his videos or listen to his stories. It's like Senna was part of my family -- and we all Brazilians feel this way. Thank you for sharing this video!🥲
I am a Brazilian... I was watching this race.... It was amazing that first lap... I still remember junping in my coach watching TV.... thank you very much.....
Great job Alberto ! I'm sure very few people knew all of these records that Senna managed to broke in D.P Grand Prix ! You have absolutely right ! No one can ever repeat it.. Many greetings from Greece!
Super TKS for the video! About the Fastest Lap: Ayton was very close friend with two well known journalists, Galvao Bueno and Reginaldo Leme and both tell that Ayrton checked the rules to make sure that he could pass through the pit with no penalties. That confusion on the McLaren box was real because in that very moment they don’t have a clue what’s going on about any pitstop. They weren’t prepared. Ayrton planned all! Genius and a truly treasure here in Brazil. Once again, TKS!!!
HE DID NOT ABORTED THAT PITSTOP. He did this action (crossing through the pitlane) ON PURPOSE, as he declared after the race, to confirm that it was a faster alternative route in a difficult situation during the race, as he imagined earlier (because the total length was shorter crossing through the pitlane specifically on that circuit)
SENNA FOREVER! - I am Brazilian. About the fastest lap around the box there was no mistake. Ayrton premeditated that, because he realized in practice that he could do the fastest lap, inside the box. Watch this video, in Portuguese, with subtitles. "Galvão relembra malandragem e show de Senna em Donington-1993". Senna and Galvao was a very good friends. Greetings from Brazil.
It´s a shame that Senna never could really Race Schumacher. Give both of tham at there pinacle todays best car and they will overtake the whole Grid twice
@mariokuppers5686 No man could beat Senna. Schummi would be like Hector fighting Achilles, on Troy, it would be memorable, but not enough to beat a semi-god.
Those people watching max today thinking he’s so wonderful never got to watch senna in the day. Senna was the best , simple as that. The most natural gifted f1 driver.
I am from Argentina and in my country it is not normal to have sports idols from other places. There are exceptions of course, from great legends like Magic Johnson, Nadia Comaneci or Steffi Graf, but with Ayrton Senna something special happens. He is still remembered, loved and mourned by Argentines. Fangio once said that he loved him like a son. He never recovered from his death. Argentina has a sporting rivalry with Brazil, but there are Brazilians so special that they touch the heart of difficult people like us. It also happens with Guga Kuerten or Ronaldinho. And with people from other fields, such as art, politics or science.
As a Brazilian i can tell you that he was the best part of every sunday morning, it was the country hapiness, a time to enjoy with family and get surprised with Senna driving skills. Miss so much that time, Thanks Senna.
I watched this race on TV, but I didn't remember so many facts. Thanks. It's important to say that in that race, another driver, Rubens Barrichello, only in his third race in F1, went from 12th to 4th position in that 1st lap, under the same conditions in a small team car. Two great rain race drivers.
I remember anxiously awaiting qualifying, because by the end of it Senna would end up with the pole more times than not...he made my Saturdays and Sundays...what a great champion...I was fortunate enough to see all of his F1 races including his last...the only consolation I hold on to from his last race was that he was Indeed leading in that race before the accident occurred. He will always be my hero...
my God! why do even question who is the best F1 driver of all times...just this one race proves it for all times! Senna is really that one talent in a million
Great video! Ai facut fericiti o multime de fani ai lui Ayrton, aducand aminte de acea cursa! Sunt convins ca putini stiau toate detaliile cursei, inclusiv eu! Unii piloti din prezent spuneau ca Senna nu ar fi putut conduce o masina din era hibrida, dar eu cunt convins ca EI nu ar fi putut conduce o masina ca a lui Senna, care practic nu avea niciun sistem ajutator, nici macar cutie de viteze automata! Sa-l vad eu pe un Hamilton sau Verstappen cum s-ar fi descurcat pe un adevarat taur dezlantuit cum era masina lui Senna! Cu adevarat un pilot unic, cu mult peste oricare pilot, indiferent de epoca in care a evoluat! Si aceasta cursa este martorul geniului pe care l-a aratat...
Realmente, GP Brasil e GP Europa de 1993 são duas das melhores corridas de Ayrton Senna. Sobre o belo vídeo, vale destacar alguns pontos: 1. Ayrton optou por pneus slick nessa corrida, devido à chuva intermitente. Em alguns momentos da corrida, havia um trilho seco na pista que permitia o uso desses pneus. 2. Em uma entrevista após a corrida, Senna mencionou que sua passagem pelo pit lane, e consequentemente a volta mais rápida da corrida, foi um teste. Ele afirmou que, se necessário, iria ultrapassar Prost cortando a última curva utilizando o pit lane.
Jackie Stewart 1968 Nürburgring in the rain. Started in 6th and leading by 9 seconds after the first lap. Won in the wet by four minutes. Senna at Donnington started 4th and won by 1m 23s.
you're just forgetting that in 68 F1 raced in nordschlife layout, even the sudschleife was much bigger than today but they used a short version, despite that, the track had over 22 km, while Donnington has 4 km
Here's another Senna record that CAN be broken, which might make it better because it still has not been. Monaco is widely considered to be the track where the driver matters the most, where his skill can make the difference instead of usually the car making the difference. At this track Senna still holds the record for the most wins, 6. And that is only from 10 chances. If you look even closer, he nearly won that race 2 other times. That would make 8 out of 10 tries. Hard to imagine. 6 of 10 is still the best there has ever been. This is a fantastic example of why Senna is still considered the best ever pure driver of Formula One.
Thanks Alberto, great video and great details ; Ayrton will always be my idol, great that someone from 90 understands his supernatural skills. I didn't know you before, from now on you re gonna have one more follower. P.S. great accent as well
Awesome, I have been looking for this race! I used to work night shift in a hospital in CA. This race came on I think 5am? I put every patients TV on the race channel. I never saw anything like it, Senna went around drivers who had wets on, I think he had slicks on, he passed on the inside and the outside! Are you kidding me? On the outside, in the rain, on slick tires? Who does that? He was the master of the wet. I think the pulse rate of these guys is like 180 bpm (they use to show vitals during a race). Aryton did not like the rain; you really can't see in an open cockpit going 190 mph while its raining. Wow, great video, forgive me if I made any errors. Dancing in the rain. Senna was and will always be the best. No cmputers, one hand on the wheel, the other on the shifter, 1300 hp, screaming turbo. Hell yeah! Great video, I loved it.
Senna destroyed Prost, albeit Prost past his best, at Donington 1993. The men he overtook won a combined 12 championships between them. He did not make the most pit stops though - Hill made 6 and Prost 7. This was also back in the days before pit lane speed limits, making it even less likely to be beaten - I'm pretty certain he took the lap record from a Group C Peugeot and that last generation of group C cars had at least mid-grid speed for F1 too.
This May will be 30 anos since Ayrton' s passing away! Awesome pilot ..everyone really looked foward to watch the race..Sorry to say, not as much these past years... I still teary when I watch or listen about this great human being..with a golden heart!!
I watched that race live back in 1993 - it was nuts to watch, given Senna's McLaren was using a massively underpowered Ford engine for that season as their long-term partner Honda had just left the sport.
I'm going to tell you my experience watching this race. Donnington, '93, Mansell had abandoned Williams, due to, ( I think rightly, thanks to his teams and teammate in the past. ) Prost coming to Williams after '92s sabbatical, and perceived that Prost would undermine his number 1 status within the team, a common tactic employed by Prost at the time. But we had seen Mansell in his pomp and pride race classic races. But Prost did not, could not have foreseen the phenomenon that was Senna. Ayrton hsd fought tooth and nail in the previous races before but Donnington, '93 was here. From the very first minute Ayrton arrived to the glorious fading of the sun that Sunday, Ayrton had put a hex on Prost. Sunday afternoon, sitting in my parents living room, watching the tv, I caught a glimpse of Ayrtons eye's on the walkabout at the start. His eyes, to me, spoke volumes. He was in his car, surrounded by his people, having driven lap after lap in practice and qualifying to know the exact layout of every bump, every dip of the track. He was there but his mind was planning 30 laps into the future. His thoughts was not in the present, they were planning. This was the face of a man accustomed to winning and with over 30 wins to his name, that win, today, Donnington '93 was going to be his legend. Race started. At the first lap, I was sitting, admiring his skill, then it started. They fell. Schumacher, Wendlinger, Hill and Prost, the names and titles never mattered, not that day. Just a man destroying anything or anyone in his way. I started the first lap sitting and eager. First lap finished with Ayrton first and me shouting and punching the air because I know I witnessed history that day. There was nothing going to stop him. Nothing.
The record for the longest gap between lead and 2nd place is stikk held today by Jackie Stewart with 4:03.2 min on Graham Hill during the 1968 German grand prix held at the Nürburgring's Nordschleife.
Is it really an record if you don´t even gain half a Lap and never really have to Overtake because the race had only 14 Rounds, in the Rain with Special Rain Tires for that specific Car.
Ayrton Senna give me a great times while driving so good , he tops the game as unique talent ,my heart was trashed that 1st of may ,but the gift of enjoying his greatness still on my mind. Love forever.
Che video fantastico, ragazzo! è stato un grande piacere guardare questo video sulla leggenda chiamata Ayrton Senna... ho dieci anni meno di te Alberto... quindi ho potuto vedere tutto dal vivo... da brasiliano sono molto orgoglioso di aver visto il pilota che Alonso, Schumacher e Hamilton considerano il più grande di tutti i tempi... Essendo un discendente italiano e tifoso della Ferrari, è un peccato che la morte gli abbia impedito di realizzare il suo sogno di guidare una Ferrari.
Here in Brazil, we always remember this race, we also remember that Rubens, making his debut that same year, had a memorable race and many here in Brazil comment that 1993 was the best year as a driver for Senna. For the results and for having a much inferior car. Thanks for the great video
I was scheduled to mold Ayrton's steering wheel in Miami after the Imola race. He tried the wheel I made for Emerson, but I was so busy with IndyCar that our schedules didn't match up until after Imola. Everyone at Indy was excited to hear that I was finally going to meet up with Ayrton, but having something in the steering fail that weekend makes me think what could have happened if I did his wheel sooner. My material makes power steering unnecessary....54% less effort. Great video...thx for posting.
When F1 was real, Senna was my favorite driver. He had an exceptional sensitivity in controlling and setting up the car. Alberto, my compliment for your English too ....
You are correct, sir that a fastest lap through the pits is a safe record. I’ve always admired Senna’s skill in the wet. The other notable race in the wet was the 1963 Belgian GP at Spa, the old 14 km configuration. Jim Clark started 8th, passing everyone ahead of him for the lead, then lapped all but Bruce McLaren to win with a margin of 4:54; nearly 5 minutes ahead of P2. He also had the gear lever in place when using 5th gear. 😮